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'Memory and storage shortages' means Valve can't give us pricing or release dates for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame

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The hardware is still expected in the first half of the year, but pricing it is an issue.

The Steam Deck alongside Valve's three new products: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller.
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Valve has confirmed it still plans to release the Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller in the first half of 2026, but more specific release and pricing information has been complicated by the ongoing memory and storage crises, or as we like to call it, the RAMpocalypse.

"When we announced these products in November, we planned on being able to share specific pricing and launch dates by now," Valve writes in a newly published FAQ about its forthcoming hardware. "But the memory and storage shortages you've likely heard about across the industry have rapidly increased since then. The limited availability and growing prices of these critical components mean we must revisit our exact shipping schedule and pricing (especially around Steam Machine and Steam Frame)."

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